Research Vision Our goal is to build the capacity to establish Sheltering Arms Institute as a top 50 US learning health system by 2025. To improve patient outcomes, we want to bring valid scientific findings to the bedside more quickly than the typical 17-year timeline. In order to meet this goal we have established key objectives: Engage clinicians in sponsored science Engage patients in sponsored science Build SAI’s reputation as a collaborator and recruitment source for research participants Obtain funding to support sponsored science Partnerships Clinical researchers at Sheltering Arms Institute, the Center for Rehabilitation Science and Engineering (CERSE), Hunter Holmes McGuire Veterans Affairs Medical Center and VCU Health combine their expertise to develop breakthroughs to improve patients’ lives. With the extensive research backgrounds of these entities combined, Sheltering Arms Institute has the knowledge and support to obtain funds, find collaborators and connect with mentors to continue moving research forward and apply findings to patients sooner.
